Kheirandish, Sedigheh
Javadzadeh, Homamodin
Mahmoodi, Marzieh
Mousavi, Seyed Hossein
Abbasi, Hadi
Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (IR.BPUMS.REC.1401.031). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. Participation was entirely voluntary, and participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any stage without any consequences.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.